[mythtv-users] OT: Optimising 50Hz over 60Hz VGA

ryan patterson ryan.goat at gmail.com
Tue Apr 10 20:44:42 UTC 2007


On 4/10/07, David Campbell <dave at cpfc.org> wrote:
>
> Ben Lancaster wrote:
> > On 10 Apr 2007, at 15:45, Mark Kendall wrote:
> >
> >> On 4/10/07, Ben Lancaster <lists at benlancaster.co.uk> wrote:
> >>>> Do you have a 50Hz modeline to use for display? - likely if this is
> >>>> a hi-def tv, unlikely if it's a monitor.
> >>>> A 50Hz modeline should give you a noticeable improvement,
> >>>> particularly in combination with opengl vsync.
> >>> I thought this was the case some time ago. Unfortunately I've been
> >>> unable to find a 1280x720 or 1360x768 50Hz modeline that works with
> >>> my Samsung HDTV over VGA. I don't suppose you have one? ;-)
> >> Unfortunately no - they only support 60Hz over VGA. Does your video
> >> card have dvi out?
> >
> > In light of the above, are there any ways of improving PAL over 60Hz
> > VGA?
> > The only solution I can see is to get a video card with component TV
> > Out; I'm not sure this annoyance merits the £40 expenditure.
>
> What Samsung LCD are you using?  I have a  LE32R73BD running at 1360x768
> on a GeForce4 MX 4000 over VGA and I am very pleased with playback.
>
> Dave



What issues do you have with PAL playback at 60Hz?  I've played many PAL
recordings on my old NTSC TV at 60Hz and on my new HDTV at 1080p 60Hz.  I've
never noticed any significant problem with doing this.

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